Strong H3818לֹא עַמִּי

Not My People

Transliteration: lô' ‛ammîy
Pronunciation: lo am-mee'
Morphology: Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H3808 and H5971 with pronominal {suffix} not my people;
lo {Ammi} the symbolical name of a son of Hosea: - Lo-ammi.

Meaning of the name

Lo-ammi = "not my people"

Detailed definition

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at Hos.1.9;
son of: Hosea (H1954J) and Gomer (H1586H);
brother of: Jezreel (H3157K), Lo-ruhamah (H3819)

In the biblical story

Lo-ammi

Symbolic name of Hosea's son; represents God's rejection of Israel

Lo-ammi, meaning "not my people," was the symbolic name given to Hosea's son, representing God's rejection of Israel (Hos.1.9).

In the Bible

Strong H3818 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

ammi1
mercy1

First verses

Hosea 1:9
Then said God, Call his name Lo–ammi: for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God.
Hosea 2:23
And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.